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Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle Of Dogs’ To Open 2018 Glasgow Film Festival

It has already been confirmed to open this year’s Berlinale (Berlin Film Festival), and now Wes Anderson’s Isle Of Dogs is set to come to the UK to open the Glasgow Film Festival shortly afterward in late February. The Isle Of Dogs Glasgow announcement was made by Screen Daily. More below.

Isle Of Dogs Glasgow

Isle Of Dogs Glasgow debut confirmed

Anderson’s film will open the festival, the first major in the United Kingdom in 2018 on February 21st, before Fox Searchlight Pictures release the film in the UK on March 30, 2018.

Here’s the plot:

When, by executive decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump, Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies to Trash Island in search of his bodyguard-dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire prefecture.

The film boasts an impressive voice cast, including Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, Kunichi Nomura, Tilda Swinton, Ken Watanabe, Akira Ito, Greta Gerwig, Akira Takayama, Frances McDormand, F. Murray Abraham, Courtney B. Vance, Yojiro Noda, Fisher Stevens, Mari Natsuki, Nijiro Murakami, Yoko Ono, Harvey Keitel and Frank Wood.

Allan Hunter, festival co-director told screen: “Wes Anderson is one of the most imaginative, beguiling filmmakers working in world cinema and we are thrilled to open GFF 2018 with the UK premiere of his brand new film. Four years ago we opened the festival by booking into The Grand Budapest Hotel. This year we invite audiences to set sail for the Isle Of Dogs. It will be a night to remember and the best possible start to a great festival.”

The full programme for the Glasgow Film Festival 2018 will be announced on Wednesday 24 January.

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